Eastern Mediterranean Regional Partnership to Stop TB

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Eastern Mediterranean Regional Partnership to
Stop TB
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EM REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPTO STOP TB Why?

• We have plan but we also have unmet needs,
  challenges and untapped resources
• Human resource constraints for TB control
• Sustainable national commitment to TB control
• Addressing Regional-specific issues such as
  complex emergencies, mobile populations ..etc

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EM REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPTO STOP TB Objectives

• Establish new partnerships, through
  strengthening existing ones and improving
  coordination between partners, for regional
  initiatives to increase case-detection
• Increase and coordinate technical and financial
  resources to support countries in implementing
  country TB plans through close collaboration with
  the National TB Programme and the nation
  partnerships

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EM REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPTO STOP TB Objectives
cont.

• Create a greater public and political commitment
  and investment in Stop TB addressing the gaps in
  implementing the regional plan to Stop TB,
  towards a sustainable and constant flow of
  resources from within and outside the region
• Enhance public awareness and understanding of
  TB, its burden, prevention and management
• Develop innovative donation mechanisms that will
  be of direct benefit to TB patients and their
  families..

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Together with the countries in the Region, the
WHO Regional Office has responded to the need and
has established the Preparatory Committee for
the EM Partnership to Stop TB who held their
first meeting in Cairo, Egypt, 10 January 2007
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PREP COMMITTEE recommendations framework doc.

• One of the urgent recommendations of the prep.
  committee was to develop a framework document
  that defines structure, membership and mode of
  operation of the EM Partnership.
• Framework document was developed with the
  assistance of Ms P. Heiktman and was sent out for
  comments and feedback to Preparatory committee
  members, STAG, NTPs and Global Stop TB
  partnership secretariat.
• Comments were incorporated and the revised draft
  is in your files

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EM REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPTO STOP TB Expected
outcomes

• Functional national partnerships in all countries
  of the Region by 2008
• Case-detection of 80 by 2010
• Sustainable financing to meet the needed US 3
  billion to Stop TB in the Region by 2015
• Additional funding from additional sources
• Regional political commitment to Stop TB

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EM REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPTO STOP TB Next steps

• Finalization of the framework
• Endorsement of the ministers of Health during
  the RC (October 2007).
• Development of a detailed plan of action
• Identifying the potential partners and
  secretariat staff
• Financial resource allocation
• Launch

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Comments, suggestions, input and ideas?
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Discussion

• How do you think the EM partnership can help your
  work in NTP and give your national Partnership
  the needed support?
• What would be the best (optimal) way to make this
  partnership beneficial to you?
• What are the areas/obstacles in your program
  which need to be addressed through a partnership
  mechanism Regional or National?

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Discussion cont.

• What should be the number one priority for this
  partnership Regional or National?
• From your country, who do you feel would be a
  potential resource persons/ org who can be
  engaged as an active members of EM Partnership?
  (Donor, professional organizations, patients,
  activists, faith based organizations/individuals,
  NGOs, industrialists, business men etc?)